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Housing in EH44 6PH

What the homes in EH44 6PH are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Tweeddale East
Council
Scottish Borders
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
1,197 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (65.1%). Flats make up 6.5%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

EH44 6PHScotland
Detached65.1%23.9%
Semi-detached19.8%23.3%
Terraced9.3%18.2%
Purpose-built flat3.8%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.8%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

62.8% of households in the EH44 6PH area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 27.6% of households, more than double the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 37.7% own outright and 25.1% with a mortgage.

EH44 6PH
63%
28%
Scotland
  • Owned62.8%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented27.6%12.9%
  • Social rented1.8%22.5%
  • Lives rent free8.5%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

EH44 6PHScotland
Owned outright37.7%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan25.1%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent27.4%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 26.6% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

EH44 6PHScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (28.4%). 21.1% of households include dependent children.

EH44 6PHScotland
Living alone, under 6616.1%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over10.8%14.3%
Couple, no children28.4%17.4%
Couple with dependent children19.6%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children8%6%
Lone parent with dependent children1.5%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.3%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over11.8%8.7%
Sharers and other households2.5%4.7%
Rents

Private rents in Scotland

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Scotland (August 2026, +1.1% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

ScotlandScotland
All homes£1,013£1,013
One bedroom£702£702
Two bedrooms£911£911
Three bedrooms£1,172£1,172
Four or more£1,941£1,941
Detached£1,555£1,555
Semi-detached£1,077£1,077
Terraced£1,004£1,004
Flat or maisonette£840£840
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around EH44 6PH (Tweeddale East) (about 1,197 residents).

Source: Scotland's Census 2022, National Records of Scotland. Population: NRS small-area estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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